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A '''''Stagecoach''''' is a four-wheeled enclosed coach for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses. Widely used before the introduction of [[railroads|railway transport]], it made regular trips between stations, which were places of rest provided for stagecoach travelers. The business of running stagecoaches or the act of journeying in them was known as [[staging]]. A shotgun messenger often rode as an armed guard.

A '''''stagecoach''''' is a four-wheeled enclosed coach for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses. Widely used before the introduction of [[railways]], stagecoaches made regular trips between stations, which were places of rest provided for stagecoach travelers. The business of running stagecoaches or the act of journeying in them was known as [[staging]]. A shotgun messenger often rode as an armed guard.

The stagecoach was also called a stage or stage carriage. The three main types of stages are:

The stagecoach was also called a stage or stage carriage. The three main types of stages are:

::mail coach or post coach: used for carrying the mails

::mail coach or post coach: used for carrying the mails

::mud coach: lighter and smaller than the Concord coach, flat sides, simpler joinery

::mud coach: lighter and smaller than the Concord coach, flat sides, simpler joinery

::road coach: revived in England during the last half of the 19th century

::road coach: revived in England during the last half of the 19th century{{fact}}

A stage wagon was sometimes used as a stagecoach, especially in thinly settled areas.

A stage wagon was sometimes used as a stagecoach, especially in thinly settled areas.